“International Security of Russia”, “Warfare in the Modern World” by Professor Victor Mizin, Senior Researcher, Center for Post-Soviet Studies.

“Russia’s Foreign Policy: Modern Challenges” by Professor Uri Dubinin, Department of International Relations and External Policy

“Empirical Study of Russian Politics (Political Process in Contemporary Russia)” by Yan Vaslavskiy Director, School of Government and International Affairs, MGIMO University

Special Guest: Dmitri Trenin, Director, Carnegie Moscow Center,Chair of the Research Council and the Foreign and Security Policy Program, will chair a round-table conference on topical issues of current Russian foreign policy

“International Energy Security: Russian Perspective” by Nikolai Mironov, Professor, International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy, Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

“Current Energy Policy of Russia”, “Business Environment for the Russian Oil and Gas Sector” by Professor Sergei Vasiliev, Director, MGIMO-University at Odintsovo, former Deputy Director, International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy

“Pipeline System of the Russian Federation: Maintenance & Development” by Alexander Nedospasov, Senior Researcher, International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy.(For more information about instructors visit www.mgimo.ru and www.carnegie.ru).